Table 3: Procedures and interventions during bronchoscopy.

 

TCI

(n=58)

Bolus

(n=69)

Total

(n=127)

p-value

Bronchial Lavage

14 (24%)

20 (29%)

34 (27%)

0.091

BAL

9 (16%)

11 (16%)

20 (16%)

0.393

Brushing

6 (10%)

6 (9%)

12 (9%)

1.000

Mucosal biopsy

10 (17%)

9 (13%)

19 (15%)

0.770

TBB

13 (22%)

18 (26%)

31 (24%)

0.268

FNA

3 (5%)

4 (6%)

7 (6%)

0.704

Beamer

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1.000

Coil implantation

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1.000

Valve implantation

1 (2%)

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1.000

Balloon dilatation

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

1.000

BAL: Bronchoalveolar Lavage; TBB: Transbronchial Biopsy; FNA: Fine Needle Aspiration; TCI: Target-Controlled Infusion.